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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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